Spectators crowd the railroad crossing in Girard to get a closer look at the Big Boy 4014 Locomotive on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Spectators cheer as Big Boy 4014 pulls into Girard on Saturday, July 18 ...

Hundreds of people gathered in Bloomington, Illinois, on Saturday morning to view Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014, the world’s ...

The "Big Boy" locomotive is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds and has been barnstorming across the country as part ...

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Union Pacific's vintage steam locomotive is part of America 250. The behemoth engine made whistle stops in Springfield and Girard. 'Big Boy' measures 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds.

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Springfield's history is tied to the steam locomotives, with the largest remaining steam train coming into town this weekend.

Big Boy 4014 rolls through Pacific July 20 — booths and local vendors start at 10 a.m. Trackside viewing only.

Tens of thousands of people turned out in Fostoria on Tuesday for the first public display of Union Pacific’s Big Boy No.

There is still time to catch Big Boy aka the world’s largest operating steam locomotive before its first coast-to-coast tour ...

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Several thousand people who waited several hours in Derry to see Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014, the nation’s largest ...